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Beaumont children: The story behind Australia’s greatest mystery
After many false leads and two unsuccessful digs, a third search at an Adelaide factory will seek answers to the Beaumont kids’ disappearance. Will new evidence solve the mystery?
Beyond thunderdust: Whyalla’s steel future appears apocalyptic
The Whyalla Visitor Information Centre runs three tours a week at the city’s steel works. The Advertiser bought a ticket to go behind the scenes as its future again dominates the headlines.
Whyalla’s desperate call for lifeline as GFG’s debt hurts businesses
The refusal of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG to meet its debts to dozens of contractors in Whyalla is hurting the economic fabric of the city.
People of Whyalla losing trust and faith in Sanjeev Gupta
Whyalla wanted to believe in Sanjeev Gupta and his glittering promises, but its residents now feel let down and worried as faith in the steel tycoon ebbs away.
Offshore wind farms run out of puff in SA
The failure of an almost $2 billion offshore wind farm project in the state’s South East has sounded the death knell for any future proposals.
People to watch: 25 South Aussies on the rise in 2025
A dating influencer, next gen politicians and a rapper with a big break, you may not know their names yet but these South Australians are set for big things.
Community shattered as shark attack claims life of beloved surfer
The Eyre Peninsula community have been left shell-shocked after 28-year-old Lance Appleby was killed in a shark attack.
‘Bite out of the board’: Shark victim’s final moments revealed
Witnesses have described how a 28-year-old was dragged underwater while surfing – with just his board and a tattered leg rope found.
Similarities between MPs and AFL stars creates national-first training
You wouldn’t think AFL players and MPs had much in common, but Speaker Leon Bignell says both deal with volatile careers that could be ended at any time.
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